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b rl iAll DOCTOR, what flo rem Ar3vise P vi advise Alfred MAlon's Concerts, afterwards to t on e ?:' l i . ,Covent- ,, arden.hear some charming snaging,, order h itk ' their ea ital chops atii magnificent potatoes, and that the best advice I ran give you. XINAHAN'S LI, WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRIS II WHISKY rivals the finest ~„ 011 BRANDY, It ii Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. th B : l 4 In Bottles, 3s. &1., at the Retail Houses in London ; by tZents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET. W. • 41 3 serve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded nahan's LL Whisky." VRE ROY AL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, Lombard-street, London ; and Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. Wine Annual Meet resu ing, on - the sth inst., the following were W i b h t the ,eaaingresults disclosed in the Report to the keholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum 13: 1 £341,663 tr „ fr _ 4l A an advance of - - - 8 627;n amount of increase exceeding that of any pre 'B Year. The Revenue from Fire Premiums has been en hanced in four years by the large sum of £113,353 Zile Duty paid to Government in 1862 was Alto ditto, 1863 88,966 S howing an Increase in one year of 1 4 , 01 1 , 2' the incidents which have tended to the advance- I ._ lit of the Royal within the last few months may be reckoned Ti r s _a tion with respect to the losses sustained by the explo tC of tip! Lotty Sleigh. which although on y con latent with general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti taatelY proved to be no more than what had been done in or ..!r times by the o dest and most proverbial y honourable la ds its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public oour by its unhesitating prompt ess. the largest tot,' of Revenue and the largest rat!) of r°greasion have been attained in the present year, so it ll PPens that the largest Profit which it has ever alien to the "'rectors to record has likewise on this occasion to be an nounced. The balance of net pron.' on theyear has amounted to X 835 t 5 ;of which sum £ 34, 1 0 0 only has been appropriate] , Dividend and Bonus, and the large balan e of £49,444 been died to Reserve. LIFE BRANCH. b Te esprogress of the Life B, is as shown by the New n h ins tk ansacted in e last ranch year ' moat promising , and le advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In nritne,ea effected, sh At/ clearly the estimation in which the -truYeats pany is held. The following is a statement for the last e N et Sum Assured on New Policies after deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 1860 1861 1 862 1863 .. 752,546 18 10 4, t his rapid g-rowth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum e jlured, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re , ' v ed in the course of five years, may justly be considered as ;per than any which could hay,- been reasonably exi ected. t , e first half of the current year 1864, however, far outsti ips t t , e ratio of increase indicated by th , figures ju , t quoted, as . 4 2 sum assured for that period of six months only actually sceeds Half-a-Mil ion sterling. ,seeds he rate of vi often ty, likewise, still presents highly favour -I:fie features, and augurs well for the result to be -hown by quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when me Present y ear is conclud d. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. 4 Ugnst, 1864. TR. FINANCIAL CORPORATION (LIMITED) INVITE SUBSCR PTLJNS FOR RE ABERAMAN IRON WORKS (Limited), h ares been appl corporaled under the Companies Limited Liabilty Act, 1882. Capital £50),000, in 100, ( 0 Shares of L5O each. It £1 Deposit on Application, and Di on Allotment. " 8 not contemplated to call up more th n £25 per Share. DIRECTORS. t:, William Walter Cargill, Esq., Director of the (hien- B nk Corporation. t Eugene Collins, Esq., Director of the London, Birming 'ant, and South staffordshire Bank Limite J. B. Cumming, r.sq Messrs. J. B Cumming and Co., L ondon), Director of the Continental Bank Corporation %Limited). William Hugh Logan, Esq., Banlcer, Berwick-on-Tweed. ',lames Marsh 11, Esq., Wil (wood, HAmpstead. • E. Na' lot. Esq. (Messrs. B. Gott and Sons), Leeds, Di lector of the London and Lancashire Assurance Company. Bonamy Price, Esq., Director of the Western Life Assur atee Company, Reginald Read, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace Coca- Pany. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. 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PROSPECTUS. extensive and valuable properties of Crawshay Bailey, b 6 elo M P. known as the Aberaman Iron Works and Col -1;,.75', are o't European celebrity, and therefore only a very ''„,ef description of them, will be necessary. )I ,i he properti, which has been carefully surveyed by Joshua telia,rdson, Esq , F.G.S , &c., extends over an area t 111,530 acres of Freehold Land , an d is on t'ae North Crop of e South Wales Coal Basin. and contains a greater number the veins of i onstone and coal than is usually found in -11 _7 property of equal extent. Is. dine great a ,d desirable Pone-th eature of this property is, that it ~Preehold. except as to ird of the minerals, upon Which there is a trifling royalty. bylle coal is the noted Aberdare St am Coal, and certified Ur. Ri hardson as " The best steam coal in the kingdom," „d sta , ds at the head of the Government list. Mr Richardson describes the property in his Report " as rntaining 16 veins of coal, of the aggrega te t hickness of 48 Leet, besides the numerous courses of ironstone, of the a4.-r,gre tate thickness of i4i feet ; these ext , nd over the area of the Whole estate, and here are four veins of tee average th ck e of 8 feet, which crop out on the s ide of the mountain ; a nd below the 9 feet there are four more veins of coal of 10 Feet in thickness." Zgiron," ironstone " is the black b e nd , a carbonaceous ore, ch is comparatively rare, and yields f rom 6) to 70 p ercent. and aso the ordinary argillaceous ironstone. The , a ggregate thickness is 5f feet. The estate contains at least 91,485,440 tons of whole or un ivorked coal, which would yield a supply of upward s of ~,00 bra a day, or 0,0 s , ton- per annum for 30 4 years ; and of 4... 44 t band iron ore, 4,e 40,5'0 tons, which is equal to 3,000 rail of bar iron per annum for 773 years ; and ot rgillaceous m eek, or 135,3 9,270 tons, whi h is equal to 5 0 tons per or 26,1 0) 'ons of bar iron ter annum for 1,300 years The estate communicates with the Aberdare Railway, and ..s also most admirably situated for water, the river Amen 'tinning through it. the Company has entered into a p r o v isional c , ntract for 4e purchase of the whole of the fr eehold and leasehold Mates above referred to, including the whole of the mine -1418, rents, royalties, wayleaves, &c., besides the ironeorks, ' c '?„ al-fie,ds, and goodwill of the business , and a so the man 300 cottages, buildings, plant, machinery, engines, 'locks, railways tract ways, and other prop ert y . Crawsh ay 'Bail, y, althouAl working the property only .2 3 a very limited extent, has realised vry large profits, and retires, in consequence of advanced age, with a princely I r- L "e. Mr Richardson reports that the income may be doubled or trebled ith moderate additional out la y . and Mr. D. Jones fePOrts that £IOO,CO per annum net profit can easily be ✓ ealised ; and assuming only halt this income be pro u ed, be supposing, the share capital upon whin the dividend will Payable to be £250, 0 , i follows that, after allowing in .erest on loans, &c. from 15 to 20 per cent. will be ava table 9r a dividend to the sharehol era, and this not from an un lertaking, requiring to b, developed, but from an old-estab lished and lucrative business. It has been arranged that the services of the whole staff are at the disposition 01 this Company. The Company will enlarge the capabilities of the Works a▪ nd Colliery, and thus materially enhance the value of the Property. , Joshua Richardson, Esq , has concluded his Report a fol lows :—" In conclusion, I beg leave to observe, that I have rarely inspwted a mineral property in which the facilities for the cheap production and conversion of the coal and ironstone are greater, and in which the vast resources may be more largely developed. This property contains the best steam coal in the k ngdom, f .r which at present there is a great de rnand, at highly remunerative prices. Without presuming to enter into a discuss on of subjects not submitted to my consideration, you will perhaps allow me to and, that a greatly increased production of both coal and iron might be effected by the outlay of from £5,000 to £7,000, and that I be ieve there are but ye y few conce ns in South Wales which would be more highly remunerative were the deve lopment of its resources carried to a much g reater extent." - Mr. David Jones has also reported as follows : The Aberaman Est to Iron Works and Colliery of Crawshay Bailey, Esq., M l'., in the county of Glamorgan. I have been the r hief engineer of several railways, mining trarri lacer for the late Thomas Po we ll, Es q ., coal merchant, and engineer for several iron works and collierle , including Aberaman, for the last 25 years. rom this circumstance, and my acquaintance with the Aberaman Works from their opening, I have no hesitation in 'saying that Mr Bailey has workei them only to a very limited extent ; and with a comparatively moderate outlay, a net income of LW,. 00 a-year can be realised from the estate. I stn of opinion also that the income can be increased yearly for a very long period, as the iron stone, black band iron ore, and fire clay are, as it were, inexhaustible, and the Collieries till yield 1,000 tons of the beat steam coal a• day for about " 0 }tsars. The whole prope:ty is exceedingly valuable, and possesses unusual advantages for manufacture, car age, Sc, DAVID JONES. iNmney Railway Engineer's Offi Jul ce, Machen, Newport, M onmo uth bit e, y 21, 1864. With a view to keep the called -up Share Capital as low as L'Ossibie. arrangements have been made by which the vendor " agreed to allow a large portion of he purchase money to 4. _ l 'ernaiii at interest ; this will materia ly increase the dividends 4 . 0 shareholders. Copies of the Articles of Association, w hich contain the terms of the provisional contract, and of the reports referred may be seen at the offices of the Solicitors of the Com any. Applica'ons for the remaining shares must be made in the form annexed t , and be accomp nied by a payment o f £1 per pare ; if no allotment be made, the amount will be returned f orthwith; if a less numb er is allotted than is applied for, the amount pal l en appli ation will be applied towards anythe arment of the £4 due on all otment—the balance, if , being re urnel. ication ma be had at the P y rospectuses and Forms of App office of the Company, and o f the isankers. 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Some, who are from their position capable of giving competent opinions on the subject, say that a few improvements may be introduced on board with advantage, but that on the whole she is a very efficient vessel. MR. ROEBUCK AT SHEFFIELD, SHEFFIELD, Aug. 18. Yesterday evening Mr Thomas Jessop, whs holds the two offices of Mayor and Master Cutler of Sheffield, gave a dinner at the Cutlers' Hall to the members of the Town Council, the Cutlers' Company, an 1 the gentlemen who have acted with him on the committee for the relief of the sufferers by the inundation. It was almost exclusively a local gathering, Mr Roebuck, M,P., being a distinguished guest from a distance. Mr THos. DUNN, in proposing the toast of the borough members, said perhaps he would not be intruding on the time of the company, being, as he supposed wa were, on the verge of an election, if he took the liberty of saying a word or two as to the duties of the electors of the West Riding. It should not be forgotten that the House of Commons was now what the middle class of the country made it. The middle class had taken the responsibility, enjoyed the pri vilege, and could not be released from the duty. He remem bered a time when the middle classes had very little to do with the majority of the members of the house. The coun try prospered thee, great men were in the house, great duties were done, and the name of England was held high through out the world, When the changes came doubts arose whe ther this position would be maintained. On the whole, he thought, they would now be agreed, whether Tory, Whig, or Radical—that the position of the country had been up held. As to its material prosperity there could be no doubt. But it was quite possible that the lower interests—mere mercantile interests—might prosper and yet the country sink in its own estimation and in the estimation of the world. England had not come to that yet, and it depended on the middle classes to prevent any such cala mity. All present knew how much he (Mr Dunn) wished it also depended on some other classes to a greater extent than it did now; but at present what the House of Commons was depended mainly on the middle classes, and what the house was that eventually England must be—the House of Commons being the ruling power. What, then, had the middle classes to do ? He was speak ing to men of his own party and to friends who were not of his own party ; he was sorry they were no'—(laughter)— though he knew they had an equally great desire for the prosperity of the country. Both parties looked at the means differently, though they had the same end in view. What, then, had the middle classes to do, to whatever party they belonged ? They had, if possible, to sink minor differ ences. That, so far as he could see, was the rock ahead on which they were likely to run. Men were too liable to fancy they saw things so clearly that there could be no mistake, and that all who did not see the same were tools. If this went on, the result would be that whether a Liberal or Conservative were returned his re turn would be in the hands of the minority. In that case his election would not be the best, for it would not be the return of the mind of the electors, which was the thing re quired. He (Mr. Dunn) wished he could impress on his friends, and his younger friends especially, the importance of not making up their minds so strongly as to separate from their friends on minor matters, on mere questions of detail, and say, " I will either have all or none." As a nation, we ought to agree on great things, agree to differ on minor things, and, as far as possible, pull together. It had often been asked what had the middle classes done for the House of Commons during the 30 years the power had been in their hands ? Where were their men ? To that it might be answered, compare the position of England now with the position it occupied 30 years ago. It was not yet all that could be wished, but it was more than dare have been hoped for 30 years ago. Notwithstanding that the middle classes, of whatever party they were, did not sufficiently consider their responsibilities, and did not sufficiently educate their young men to enable them to go into the House of Com mons, bearing with them that weight which they ought to have to do good to their country, he was proud to say they might point to middle-class men on both sides the house witnout hanging down their head. From the left hand of the Speaker—he was sorry to find his friend, Mr Roebuck, sat though he did not always vote on that side—he might select three names, Mr Hardy (hear, hear, and laughter), Sir H. Cairns, and the leader of the Opposition, Mr Dis raeli, all middle-class men, and he did not think the Conser•• votive party had any need to be ashamed of these, Among the Liberal members he might mention the name of one who was lately in the Ministry, and in some degree under a cloud, which he (Mr Dunn) thought he ought not to have been—the member for Halifax. (Cheers.) Mr Stansfeld was a man who, if he lived, was certain to make his way in the house and the country. Then The 11-inch experimental cast-iron gun, made by the Blakely Ordnance Company to the order of the War De partment, was fired yesterday at the proof-butt in Woolwich Arsenal, with a charge of 701 b of powder and a proof cylin der weighing 4001 b. A good deal of doubt was expressed among the officers present as to the result of the proof with so mach powder, and Mr Campbell, who was in attendance, together with Mr Vavasseur on behalf of the Blakely Company, expressed his opinion that the gun must give way. The first round was, in consequence, most anxiously awaited. Those engaged in the office of proving the gun, and, infect, every one present, sheltered themselves within the bomb-proof cells, apprehensive of danger by exposure outside. The instant the report was heard a rush was made towards the spot whence the firing took place, and about 40 or 50 huge fragments rose with the smoke into the air above, and were soon strewed about the place. This being the first gun made on the principle, the experiment may be considered important, the object ,being to ascertain if a cheap gun of a large calibre can be made by shrinking a cast iron jacket over a cast-iron tube. The Blakely guns to stand a similar charge—namely, 701 b. of powder—are constructed entirely of steel. This one, however, was pur 'chased with a view to economy, and hence the result. The freight ship Percy yesterday sailed from Woolwich Arsenal, having embarked war stores for Hobart Town ; and the Avon left Woolwich at the same time, laden with Volunteers' pontoon equipment for Dowlais, South Wales. The following garrison of der was yesterday issued at Woolwich, by order from the Horse Guards, for the infor mation of detachments and the numerous corps of Volun teers who are in the habit of using the Woolwich range : " All practice in the Marshes will, until further orders, be suspended, in conformity with instructions received from the Field Marshal Commanding-in Chief of the Army." Yesterday the large portable shears for lifting the massive iron stem for the iron-clad frigate Bellerophon, in progress at Chatham Dockyard, were successfully fixed i n their place at the head of No. 2 clock, and the work of raising and fixing the stem will be undertaken next week. The portion of the iron frigate forming the stem has been forged in three sepa rate pieces in the dockyard smithery, and is the largest un dertaking of the kind ever attempted by that department.. The entire weight before its removal to the factory to be planed and cut to shape was nearly 30 tons, but its loss dur ing the operations to which it has been subjected at the hands of the mechanics will reduce its weight by about 10 tons. The Bellerophon's stem will stretch a considerable distance forward below the water-line, and will consequently differ very materially from either the Achilles or the Warrior —the bows of neither of which have a very formidable pro jection. In the Bellerophon, however, beauty of form has been entirely sacrificed to utility. The curve of the stem is as nearly as possible in the shape of the letter S, the pro jecting portion of which will be hidden below the water line, and will be thrust forward some 10 feet. As it is intended to aim this portion of the vessel with a cleaver shaped weapon, the destruction of any ship with which a vessel of her size and tonnage might be brou g ht i n co ntact would appear a matter of certainty. Within the last few days the naval representative of the French Government has paid a visit to Chatham Dockyard, for the express purpose of inspecting the Lord Warden and the Belle rophon iron-clad frigates. It was the latter vessel, how ever, to which attention was chiefly directed, and in a very minute inspection, on which a oonbiderable time was spent, the officials connected with the dockyard affording every information in their power without the least possible reserve, the opinion was candidly professed that the Belle rophon surpasses all other iron vessels of war hitherto con structed, and that there is no vessel in the French navy which can be compared with her. The engines for the iron frigate are now in course of manufacture by Messrs John Penn and Son, who constructed those for the Achilles and the other large iron vessels of war. They are intended to be very powerful, and although of nominally 1,000 horse power will weigh, with boilers filled, nearly 1,000 tons. They are designed with surface condensers, super-heaters, and to work the steam expansively, with other improve ments, by which it is anticipated that they will work up to even greater indicated horse power than the engines of the Warrior. The Bellerophon is constructed to carry about 800 tons of coal, but in =sequence of the numerous im provements to be effected in her engines it is confidently anticipated that the consumption of fuel will be compara tively small, and the quantity of coal on board sufficient to propel the ship at a high rate of speed for a much greater distance than any other ironclad in the navy could steam, without replenishir g her cial. there was the member for Sheffield, Mr. Roebuck. (Cheers, and some faint hisses, immediately drowned in a renewed burst of cheering.) When men had strong opinions and had the honesty to express them, they did not always expect every one to agree with them. But whatever the views of gentlemen with regard to the political principles of Mr Roebuck might be, he would appeal to any man whether John Arthur Roebuck might not be put forward as a representative—a worthy representative—of the middle classes. He might name, too, the member for the Univer sity of Oxford, Mr Gladstone. These were three men on each side cf the House sprung directly from the middle classes, each worthily representing their class, and the moral he would draw from this was, to urge the middle classes so to train their young men that they might be able worthily to occupy the positions held in the House of Commons by such men as he had named, (Cheers.) Mr Dunn concluded by proposing his toast. Mr ROEBUCK, who was received with reiterated cheers, after some introductory observations, said—ln my converse with life I have always, when I fell in with a man, endea voured to find out in what he may have been concerned, and the circumstances by which his mind is directed. When I A general order from the Horse Guards has been received at Chatham garrison, in which it is announced that as the Field Marshal Commanding-in -Chief has decided that it is not necessary for acting assist.-surgeons to wear uniform, general officers commanding districts and divisions, and officers commanding depot battalions, are desired to recog nise them in the performance of their duties, without being in uniform. It was yesterday announced at Chatham, by Admiralty order, that the iron frigate Minotaur, 26, 6,621 tons, 1,350 horse power, now being fitted for sea in the Victoria Dock, is intended to be fitted as a flag -ship, but her intended des. tination is not stated. - Crider this arrangement all the officers will live on the maindeck in time of peace, the cabins which have been fitted for the officers on the lower deck being reserved in the event of war. A suite of cabins and offices for the Admiral will be fitted beneath the poop. An Admiralty order has bees received at Chatham ap pointing Messrs Barnaby, Crossland, and Barnes assistant constructors of the navy under the direction of Mr Reed, chief constructor. have found that out, 1 have endeavoured to lead him to talk of that which he understood, and from that I have derived interest and instruction. I, sir, unfortunately for myself, am a politician, and I want to talk politics. If I had felt any diffidence about that, my honourable and dear friend, if be wilt allow me to call him so, has set me an example which I shall not hesitate to follow. He has spoken of the present Parliament as a do-nothing Parliament. (Hoar, hear.) I understand that " Hear, hear," and I say that the last session was par excellence a do-nothing session. (Hear, hear.) Now, just wait a moment. (Laughter.) Perhaps the idea may receive a different signification before I have done. (Cheers and laughter ) That do-nothing Parliament received into its hands a grand deposit. What was that ? Why, that politically it was appointed to watch over the welfare and the interests of England. (Hear, hear.) Thirty five years ago, or something more than that, there arose up among the people of England a desire for reform. The re form began by liberating the Catholics. Then came the grand reform —the reform of Parliament itself. We then, sir, re formed —I say we, for I formed part of that band 30 or 32 years ago—we reformed the municipal corporations, of which you stand forward upon the present occasion as a worthy repre sentative; we reformed the Poor Law, we reformed the government of the colonies, we reformed the municipalities of Ireland, and then, sir, we freed trade. (Cheers.) That is the result of the reform of Parliament. (Cheers.) w O ll , now, what is the result of that ? I look round me, and I am proud of being an Englishman. Thrones have tumbled down, empires have been destroyed, the model Republic has been rent in twain ; but England stands serene in her greatness, and dares the world to oppose her onward pro gress. (A. voice—Denmark.) I will touch upon all those things before I have done. (Cheers.) Well, that is what w e received as a deposit when we began to represent the pe ople of England in the present Parliament—a precious deposit. Where was there a nation like it ? Where was there security for person, for property, and for character like that which England then gave to all her subjects ? Let me illus trate by one of the arts which has since taken place. Have a ny of you—l have—watched the painting of a great pic ture? The artist began, having made his plan, and coon covered the canvas ; he stuck in this figure and that figure, and you said " How rapidly he worked ; he has, indeed, done great things." But then came the finishing of the picture. That was a slow process. The things he did from month to month were not recognised by the uninformed. That perfectly illustrates what took place in Parliament. We reformed all the great abuses, and we are now endea vouring to perfect the great picture we then began, (Cheers.) I do not mean to say that there is not yet much to be done; there is. I am very much of that class of man wh o says, think not of rest while aught requires to be done. That is very much my feeling, but still I cannot help con sidering the grand deposit that is in my hands—the great happiness, welfare, and wellbeing of the great people of England that is committed to me. Shall I hastily, rashly, imprudently, do things which shall render doubtful and dangerous that which lam attempting to perfect. Now, sir, pardon me, I am only following in the tracks that have been made for me; pardon me if I say that there w ere three things upon which the Parliament of England and the Government of England acted in a manner foreign to my view, and yet I am here to vindicate the course they pursued. First of these was the great schism that oc curred in the modern Republic on the other side of the Atlantic, My feeling was at once to recognise the Confede rate States of America. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) That, I say, was my feeling, and had I been Prime Minister it should have been done. (Loud cheers.) Though out of every 20 men I meet 19 are sympathizers with the Confe derate States—(A voice—And would recognize them)—No, no, you are wrong. Though, I say, 19 out of every 20 men are sympathizers with the Confederate States, still I must sa y that the sympathy of England went not to the point of risking war for the Confederate States. (Rear, hear.) Well, then, Parliament—that middle-class Parliament of which my hon. friend has made mention—taking its view, taking its cue—its command from the kingdom over which it was destined to rule, said we will do nothing to risk the danger of war. The Ministry, following Parliament, did the same thing. I think as a bold politician Lord Palmer ston was wrong—(hear, hear, and no, no) —but ho is a rai4ela older AM tbllla I, and thoup,At do not Accord with PRICE .4d. STAMPED ....sd. his opinion I cannoi, mistake the prudence of his conduct. (Cheers.) He did what England desired he should do. Ho has followed what is called perfect neutrality, and we are now as we were at the beginning of that conflict. The next case in which Parliament acted differently from my view was that of Denmark. I thought Denmark oppressed by the bandit powers of Germany, and I would have sent the English fleet to defend her. Again Lord Palmerston said " N o ." He followed the people of E ng l an d. Th ey f e l t for Denmark, but they did not feel so much for Denmark as to be willing to go to war for her. Lord Palmerston, a very wise old gentleman—(cheers and laughter) —took his cue front the people of England, and we allowed Denmark to be made the prey of the robber Germany. (Hear, hear,and Shame, shame !) Shame it is ; that is true ; but I cannot help feeling that the shame rests with the people of England. (Hear.) Well, now, I come to touch upon a ticklish subject, It it were not for the leading up on the present occasion I think I should hardly have had courage to venture upon it. ("Speak up.") I speak as loudly as I can ; you listen. (Cheers and laughter.) I come to the question of reform. Now, you have returned a middle-class Parliament. I have been in that middle-class Parliament; I form a portion of it ; I live in it from day to day, and from night to night. I know its feelings ; I have probed its wishes ; I know what it will do, and it will not reform itself. But still comes the question, are the people of England in such a State of mind as to compel Parliament to reform itself ? (No, no.) I say they are not—(hear, hear)—and Lord Palmerston —again I quote the prudence of that wise old gentleman—(laughter) —said, " Parliament is against reform ; I wont propose re form until Parliament compels me." Well, now these are the three great things that the present Parliament have done. When you say they have done nothing, let me bring to your mind what would occur to a patient in a high fever. If I , e sent for a doctor, and the doctor were to determine not to oleed him, is not that as positive a proceeding as bleeding him ? I say, then, that determining not to go to war is as positive a proceeding as if they had determined to go to war. Though the patient might recover, and you would then say the doctor was a clever man ; or he might die, and you might say he was a fool; still the fact would remain that the doctor had taken a step as complete in the one case as in the other. If he had bled him he would have been act ing; by not bleeding him he would be equally acting. The do-nothing Parliament, by not going to war, has in every case been as active as if it had determined to batter down the whole world. I look around me and ask myself what is the etate of England ? Is not property safe ? Is not every man able to say what he likes ? Does not every man enjoy tnat privilege so dear to Englishmen of grumbling as much as he wishes ? (Laughter.) Cannot you walk from one end of England to the other in perfect security ? I ask you whether the world over or in past history there is any thing like it ? (No, no.) Nothing. All I ask, and as I ask it the trembling and fear comes over me which came over the old superstitious heathen when a man had pursued a course of uninterrupted success and he thought the gods were envious of his happiness and would turn a great catastrophe against him-1 pray that our unrivalled happiness—unrivalled I call it, for it is such as the world never saw before—l pray that our unrivalled happiness may escape the terrible ending that the superstitions fear and tremble for. I say to you now that in order that it may so escape you ought to be very careful how you decide that your representatives ought to act. You are so happy, you are so distinguished from the rest of the world, that every step a wise man takes is taken in trembling and in terror lest he should in any way whatever render insecure that great happiness you enjoy, which the world sees and which the world envies. (Loud cheers.) The remainder of the speeches were of a complimentary character. THE BELFAST RIOTS. (From a Correspondent of the .)forning Post.) DUBLIN, Aug. 18. There was no improvement yesterday in the state of Belfast. On the contrary, the mobs seemed to have acquired increased confidence in their strength and defied the local authorities, who, though sup ported by a very large force, both of military and police, were quite unable to subdue them. It is re ported that the greatest indignation prevails among the people because the authorities do not control the mobs or put an end to the disturbances, notwith standing the immense force at their command. " I have seen (says thespecial reporter of a Dublin paper) the police and military march through crowds that a moment before had been committing excesses without making a solitary arrest, although the cha racter of the mob was plainly discernible, if one might judge by the large bludgeons they had in their hands, or the other weapons that a not very cl .se observer could have seen partly concealed about their persons." It was utterly impossible for any person to pass through the streets after nightfall on Tuesday with safety. Balls whizzed in every direc tion, and several persons were more or less injured. The Pound and Barrack-street neighbourhood and the fields to one side were the scenes of a series of pitched battles, the like of which, for ferocity and daring, were never before witnessed in Belfast. Sandy-row was quiet, the opposite mob never hav ing, in any riot that ever occurred, penetrated into that locality. The meeting of Roman Catholics, mentioned in my telegram, was held at the Catholie Institute at 2 p.m. It was convened ostensibly to consider the best means of obtaining protection to life and pro perty during the present disgraceful riots. About 1,000 persons were present. On the motion of Mr. McKenna ( Ulster Observer) Mr. D. O'Rorke took the chair, and addressed the meeting at some length, exhorting them to peace,and begged them to retire to their respective districts, to keep within their houses, and under no provocation to leave their dwellings. Even if their houses were wrecked, he would acvise them to retire to the rear. (Here there were loud cries of " Better be shot on the streets than die like dogs.") Mr Wm. M'Coy did not approve of the policy recommended by the chairman, and moved—" That as the magistrates had proved false to their assurances, and had proved themselves throughout the riots thorough partisans, the Catholic party have lost all confidence in them, and feel bound to at once take measures of their own accord for the protection of their lives and pro perties." It was carried unanimously, and after a short address from the chairman the assembly dis persed, some of them firing shots. In the course of the forenoon a deputation of merchants, appointed at a public meeting, waited lon the magistrates to urge them to enrol special constables, and take other measures for the defence of the people. Alderman MULLAN stated the object of the depu• tation, referred to the excitement and terror that prevailed, and the fact that the mob were in many parts of the town able to commit outrages with im punity. He stated that it was the opinion of the merchants on 'Change that the course which should be adopted was the swearing.in of special constables to assist the civil and military authorities, who were unable to cope Rith the evil. From 5,000 to 10,000 special constables could readily be procured—most respectable men—who would not hesitate to under take the duties imposed upon them, One Magistrate asked, whether the special con stables could be trusted to act impartially Alderman MuLLAN said he considered the ques tion little short of an insult. He and others who often acted as special jurors could not act otherwise than impartially ; and bo w could it be queP. tioned that respectable men would do otherwise upon their oaths when the peace of the town was at stake P Catholics as well as Protestants were ready to serve, and, as he had said, 5,000 to 10,000 trustworthy persons could be obtained in an Lour if magistrates would be sent to the various districts to swear them in. Every one should be in his own house by nine o'clock, except those charged with protecting the inhabitants ; and if this course were adopted no more would be heard of the riots. The present system, he urged, was quite ineffectual. From 40 to 50 men were sent to guard public build. ings which were in little danger, whilst streets and dwelling houses were left at the mercy of the mob. 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" We can recommend its perusal to those who wish to pre serve their te:th, and to those who know the value of them." —Daily News, June 20, 1861. London : Clements, Little Pulteney-street. Naval and Military Intelligence, The Lords of the Admiralty at Portsmouth yesterday com menced their day's duties with the inspection of the Royal Marine Artillery at Port Cumberland, the head. quarters of this famous corps. The Duke of Somerset, K.G., with Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Grey, Rear-Admiral Hon. J. R. Drummond, and Mr Childers, M.P., accompanied by Capt. R. Hall, private secretary to the Duke of Somerset, Major Clarke, R.E., Admiralty Director of Engineering Works, and other officials, left the Dockyard soon after 10 a.m. in four carriages for the Fort. They arrived there at 11 a.m., and wore received at the outer practice ground by Major.- Gen. Stransham, Adjt.-Gen. of the Royal Marine Forces; Col. Schomberg, Col.-Commandant of the Royal Marine Artillery, with his Staff-officers, and a guard of honour, which rendered the usual salute. Their lordships were con ducted to the ship broadside gun and the light mortar batteries, where practice was mode from the 8-inch ship guns with shot, and from the mortars with dead shell at 600 yards ranges. This having been brought to a conclusion, a field battery of six Armstrong breach-loading guns, and a rocket battery, consisting of three 61b and one 121 b rocket tubes, were manned, and their fire directed against pole targets anchored out at various distances seaward. The practice from the light Armstrongs and the rocket tubes was succeeded by firing shell at long range from the heavy guns mounted on the N.E. angle of the fortress, and with shot from the pivot gun battery at 900 yards range. This brought the firing to a conclusion. The practice throughout was admirable. The fosse of the fortress was next visited by their lordships, and here the same men were to be seea hauling tackles and guys, swinging enormous ordnance in the air in process of mounting and dis mounting, and transporting other ordnance from one part of the fosse or glacis to another. Their lordships' visit being much limited in time, they were aeon on their way to the western glacis of the fort. There the men were drawn up under arms in line ; they then broke into open columns of companies right in front, and their Lordships having taken up a position at the saluting-point, marched past in quick time. This ceremony over, the men were wheeled into line on the original alignment, and advanced in review order. Another general salute brought the in spection to a close. It was the first time the Lords of the Admiralty had seen the men in their new uniforms in movement under arms, and they appeared to be much impressed with their general appearance and bearing. From Fort Cumberland their Lordships drove to the new and extensive barracks now erecting for the Royal Marine Artillery at Eastney, a short distance from Fort Cumber land, and spent some time there examining the different ranges of buildings, including the married men's quarters, the schools, &c., &c. From the barracks their Lordships drove back to Portsmouth, and went on board the Osborne to luncheon. After luncheon they disembarked at the King's Stairs of the dockyard, and, accompanied by Admi rals Sir M. Seymour and G. Elliot, with Mr A. Murray, chief engineer of the yard, and Mr Cradock, master ship wright, went on board the screw three-decker Victoria, which has been for some months fitting as the future flag ship for the Mediterranean. Nearly an hour was spent on board this vessel, and from what was allowed to transpire there can be little doubt but that the Admiralty will eventually decide upon supplanting this vessel in her in tended duties with one of our largest iron frigates, The Duke of Somerset afterwards, accompanied by his colleagues, went on board the Tamar iron screw troopship, Capt.F. Stir ling. Admirals Sir F. Grey and Drummond remained on board for a considerable time examining the general arrange ments and fittings of the ship, but the Duke after being on board a short time, left the ship accompanied by Capt. Hall and Mr Romaine, and proceeded on board the Wolverine, 21, screw corvette, Capt. De Horsey, lying alongside the transport jetty. This concluded the round of inspection visits for the day. In the evening the Duke of Somer set, with the other Lords at Portsmouth, and a large party of naval and military officers, were entertained at din ner at the Admiralty House. Their Lordships afterwards attended the ball given at the King's Rooms, Southsea, in aid of the funds of the Seamen's and Marines' Orphan Schools. This morning the Duke of Somerset held a levee at the Royal Naval College in the dockyard. Earl de Grey and Ripon, on landing with the Lords of the Admiralty yesterday morning from the Osborne, pro • ceeded, accompanied by Col. Jarvis, R.E., to the Gun wharf, where his lordship was met by Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., accompanied by Colonel Shadwell, Assistant Quartermaster General, Capt. Paulet, A.D.C., Mr Row land, ordnance storekeeper, and Capt. Hall, barrackmaster for the south-western district. His lordship was occupied during the day in inspecting the various ordnance stores, and afterwards partook of luncheon at Col. Shadwell's resi dence. Rear-Admiral Robinson and Mr Childers, M,P., left Portsmouth for London yesterday afternoon. The Channel fleet, consisting of the Edgar, screw line of battle ships, 71, Capt, Geoffry Hornby, care; log the flag of the admiral commanding, Rear-Admiral S. C. Dacres, C. 8.; the Warrior, screw iron frigate, 40, Captain Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C.B. ; Black Prince, iron frigate, screw, 41, Capt. J. B. Wainwright ; Hector, iron frigate, screw, 34, Capt. George W. Preedy, C. 13, ; the Defence, iron frigate, screw, 16, Capt. A. Phillimore ; the Prince Consort, iron cased frigate, 35, Captain George 0. Willes, C.B. ; and the Enterprise, iron-cased sloop, screw, 4, anchored at Spithead yesterday morning on their return from their cruise westward. The presence of the ships at Spithead enabled the officers serving in them and their friends to be present at the ball given last night at the King's Alleged Attempted Murder by Brickmakers On Wednesday, at Heaton Norris, William Slater and Holland Cheetham, members of the Brickmakers' Union, were charged with feloniously wounding, with intent to murder, Thomas Wild, a brickmaker, at Reddish, on the 2d August. The prosecutor has been in the Infirmary since the affray, and was with difficulty brought into court toto have been cruelly ill-treated, and suffering from great havinggi e evidence. hi s right r Hem in e splints, m exhaustion arising from other injuries. He was accommo datedtwhaeManchesterl d in with 2 Cheethamproesee. prosecut or ' s residence, at Reddish, was formerly a member of lqr. F. Bale, surgeon, who tchair.is t police the about 7 o'clock on the mornin g o f t h e 3d i ns t. s tated th a t h e found him suffering from a p unctured woun d on th e r i g ht arm, and a fract ure of th e bone. The shoulders, ribs, left leg, and right eye exhibit e d mar k s o f grea t v i o l ence , which placed his lifein dang er. The cart l egs pro d uce d was called e would cause the wounds inflicted on the eye and arm. In cross-examination the witness said the punctured wound on the arm was evidently caused by a blow, and not by a stab. The prosecutor did not say anything about the persons who attacked him.—Wild, the prose cutor, then gave his evidence. He —e said he was a brick burner at Reddish, where he had resided six months, and had worked for Messrs. J. Meadows and Sons six )ears, at Oldham. After he came into the district a " strike" took place amongst the brickmakers, against the pressed bricks. The whole of the hands of the Messrs. Meadows, 26 in number, turned out on the Friday, and the next day they attended at the Pack Horse, and received 5s each club money from the prisoner Slater. The turn-out lasted five weeks, but he and two others returned to work at the month's end. On the whole he re ceived 20s from the club. In consequence of what was said to him, he sent 6s out of his wages as contribution money to th e c l u b . O n one occa sion during the turn - ou t, while at the club, Slater said to him, "If you go into the yard again your pay will be stopped ;" and on another occasion he said, " you must not be seen in the yard again until the master sends for you." He replied, " All right." On the 2d August it was his shift to watch the kiln. He went on about 9at night, and im mediately afterwards he saw a brickmaker, named James, washing himself at the canal side. He sail, "Good night," and witness returned th e compliment. Before that, he ob served a stranger, a brick temperer, standing n ea r the foun dation for the mill, watching. At midnight, while he was getting coal, a man came between the shed and the lamp. It was Wm. Slater, he thought. He said, " Can you show us where I can lay down an hour or two?" He answered "Yes." Slater did not do anything. Fi ve other men then stepped out from the end of the office, and commenced to strike him with pieces of wood. He was struck down six times, and was 'll-treated. While on the ground he ex claimed " Lord have mercy on me --you've finished me." One of the men replied "He'll burn no more," and then left him, and he scrambled on as well as he could, 90 yards off. The person who used the cart legs he took to be the man who was washing himself—Slater. He did not know any of the other five by name except H o ll an d Cheetharo, and he said he was no t certain about him. Mr Torr was proceeding to cros - s ex amine the witness when he swooned away, and the inquiry was interrupted. Wild was then carried out of court, followed by Mr Bayl e , th e surgeon , w h o r e turned in a short time and stated that it would not be safe under the circumstances to continue the examination. The prisoners were then remanded, bad being refused. A VETERAN OF THE GRANDE ARM EE.—An old soldier more than a hundred years of ag e , h as j ust died at Montmiral, near Romans (Drome). He entered the army at the beginning of the Revolution, and terminated his military career at Waterloo. He never suffered from illness, and died at last of decay, Evr . followitg address to the CAtholics of siveiy eircelated raid posted ti,rough Dearly Beloved Children,—At a time of such efoi,_ as we have been living in for SO/12 , 3 days, even one incis creet word or one exaggerated statement is calculated to do much mischief ; but, above all, any ill-timed and im prudent advice—imprudent, if for no other reason than that it may be misunderstood from the aimless way in which it is put—is to be regretted. We implore of you again and again to act with great patience in the trying circumstances in which you find yourselves now placed. We warn you to act with all prudence end with all forbearances. Let not yourselves be carried away by self-installed advisers, nor he influenced by any sayings or writings as authorised, but what may come from your bishops or clergy. They alone have the right to address themselves to the Catholics of Belfast; and they now tell you emphatically to rely en two things-1. Be always in the right ;2, let every breach of the peace be on the part of others, if the peace is to be broken. If you follow this advice the authorities must and will protect you. They must act now without delay. Bear a little longer, repress the angry feelings of the more impul sive among you, restrain every incitement to any kind of retaliation, and the authorities will be obliged to act with energy, and restore peace at once to our distracted and dis graced town. Things are bad enough, but every act of re taliation makes them worse, and is unchristian. Remember that " charity beareth all things . . . endureth all things."-1 Cor. xiii, 7. This is not a time to hold meetinas Called without the proper authority, nor the time to speak of "manhood," or to appeal, by silly vauntinge, to a foolish kind of heroism. Let us have peace; ht us have no exag geration, no throwing aside of proper and legitimate autho rity, whether ecclesiastical or civil. If necessary, and at a proper time, a meeting shall be held, convened by legiti mate authority, at which the Catholics of Belfast shall take counsel how to act ; but let us not now fan the flame by being parties to the slightest indiscretion. While the storm rages this would do much harm, Be calm, be patient; and as far as possible, keep within your own homes. True he roism consists in not yi e ldi ng to provocation, Let us do this, and may the " God of all peace be with yon." P. DORRTAX, Coadjutor Bishop- August 16, 1864. The following proclamation was posted on the walls of the town, at a later hour in the evening t ST. R. Proclamation.—Whereas, lawless mobs have paraded the streets of this town for several days and nights assaulting and putting in terror the inhabitants, and in juring property, and otherwise endangering the public peace : and whereas, it has been represented to the magic_ trates that large crowds of persons unlawfully assemble in the public streets, and aid and encourage such lawles s mobs, and refuse, when required, to disperse and go to their homes : Now we, the magistrates of Belfast, hereby give notice that all parties assembling in the streets of Belfast, and refusing to disperse themselves and peacefully to depart to their habitations or lawful business, after the publication of this notice, shall be arrested and prosecuted. according to law. Not the slightest result was apparent from these appeals and threats. The mobs continued to act with the same daring against each other, and with the same impunity, as they had done before. Nor had the example made in the morning by the police, when the Sandy-row mob was fired on, any visible result. Irritated crowds from this locality con tinued to throng the streets until night closed, and then an engagement between the hostile parties commenced, and continued throughout the night, guns being the principal weapons used. Very many are lying wounded in the houses of each party, besides those sent to the hospital, same of whom are in a dying dt cote. About four yesterday morning the riots were resumed, and the day was not far advanced before five unfortunates were brought to the Central Hospital, weltering in their blood. The following account of the proceedings of the day is taken from the Northern 'Whig : " About four o'clock this morning the rioters made ready for another day's campaign. Similar outrageous scenes to those which have daily been described lately occurred, but with even mare terrible determination and deadliness of purpose. The moos met in several instances, and belaboured each other with the fury of savages. Dover-. street, which runs between the Shankhill-road and the Falls-road, was the scene of a dreadful riot, the mob using not sticks and stones, but guns loaded with bullets. For half an hour the fire was kept up between the mobs, who did not show a spark of cowardice on either side. Volley after volley roared along the street. The rapid discharge and whirr of the bullets as they rushed past, the shouting of the mobs, and the cool determination with which they stood at their post, made up • a scene absolutely thrilling in a civilised town. Several people were injured with bullets. Those belonging to the Pound had to be taken to the General Hospital, two of them having their legs amputated at the present time, and many received wounds.-from balls and slugs, and were carried home. The Protestant party, as far as we can learn, were uninjured, except in one instance. Another fearful encounter took place on the Falls-road, and it is said the Roman Catholic party fired from the window of Hughes' bakery, wounding several who, it is alleged, were about to wreck the establishment. That part of the town is in a state of the greatest excitement, and no business is being done. A large mob of men and women from the Sandy -row district assembled at an early hour this morning opposite the Ulster Railway, with the object of pouncing upon any unfortunate navvy who might appear. A. lot of fellows waited at the station the arrival of the nine o'clock train, when some individuals, apparently about to proceed to the harvest in England and Scotland, were set upon and beaten with sticks and stones. One man, who had been severely injured by the mob, was sent to the General Hospital. There are now 37 cases in hosa pital ; two men are on the point of death as far as we can learn. There are upwards of 100 eases of injuries from gunshot wounds, attended by private medical men. During the day a large reinforcement of constabulary arrived from Phoenix Park, Dublin. The General Hospital is now all but filled, 40 in mates having to be taken from the severe nature of their injuries, and additional accommodation is about to be provided lest the applicants should in. crease. Upwards of 60, who have received flesh wounds, had their wounds dressed, and were sent home. Under the present circumstances some of the present patients had to be placed on the floor of the hospital. Three men had their legs amputated above the knee, and one man had his arm cut off. At half past 12 o'clock a telegram was received here stating that shortly before 6 o'clock last even. ing a serious collision took place between the Orange mob of ship-carpenters and the navvies of the Roman Catholic party. The navvies were forced into the mud banks in our harbour, and were then fired upon from the banks of the river by the Orange party. Nine or ten navvies have received gunshot wounds. One is reported dead. The navvies were up to their necks in the mud when fired upon by the Orangemen, and it was painful to see the wretched men struggling for their lives, not knowing but that in a few moments they would sink deeper and deeper into the mud. Several houses were wrecked during the evening, and numerous parties received, severe beatings from both mobs. All the military and police have patrolled the town for the purpose, no doubt, of striking fear into the minds of the rioters. The special constables, with batons, also marched through the town in military order. There are not less than4,oowOoh r 5,000 of m i l i tary and along with police in town, 40 0 or 500 special cone stables. DLBLIN, Thursday Evening. Belfast is now comparatively quiet. The military and police are in such strength that serious rioting can hardly again take place. There was nearly being a fresh outbreak to-day during the funeral of one of the Protestants, who was sbot early in the week. A volley was fired on the mourners, and great excitement ensued; but, luckily, no collision took place. The scenes in Belfast seem about to be repeated in Dundalk. Last evening the Roman Catholics there burned the effigy of King William, and then broke the win. dows of a number of houses belonging to the Pros testants, besides those of the Methodist Chapel, the Ragged Schools, &c. The Protestants in Dundalk, however, are too weak to retaliate. There is a rumour that several towns in the north have risen. TAT SALMON FISHING.—The Scotsman says • " During the past eight days there has been a very great falling off in the number of fish landed between Newburgh and the Linn of Campsie. 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